TAKING A LEAF OUT OF MERCEDES’ AIRBOX
Williams’ roll-hoop design draws some inspiration from last year’s Mercedes installation. Wider and flatter, the new-look airbox seems to have three separate inlets: a main duct that feeds cooling air to the compressor, flanked by two smaller pipes that send air to a radiator placed as an extension of the engine (which is either an ERS or gearbox cooler).
Consequently, the rectangular aperture that used to appear below the airbox and behind the driver’s head is gone (see yellow arrows), which hints at changes in the internal cooling package
